Van Halen - Unchained Recorded Live: 6/12/1981 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium - Oakland, CA More Van Halen at Music Vault: www.musicvault.com Subscribe to Music Vault on KZbin: goo.gl/DUzpUF
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@EricBlackmonGuitar9 ай бұрын
Van Halen in their prime. UNTOUCHABLE.
@abc123thenwhat8 ай бұрын
Try to even talk shit about this performance and I'll kick your ass.
@JP66498 ай бұрын
Truth. I saw them on this tour. Badasses.
@joshuaschmidinger39938 ай бұрын
Which prime? With sammy Hager they were as bigger or bigger and sold 46 million records as much as they did with Roth. I like both but they are definitely different bands, I wish they could get along and do a sammy, Dave tour for Eddie smh.
@locutus11268 ай бұрын
@@joshuaschmidinger3993 Eddie never got a proper send off. No tribute concert like everyone else seems to get. But I think Alex is the one who puts a kibosh on anything like that every happening.
@gabrielbrouwer7 ай бұрын
@@joshuaschmidinger3993nope Roth era sold more
@brooks56562 ай бұрын
Michael Anthony swinging that arm all over the bass is incredible. He's the glue.
@lairddoran50412 жыл бұрын
There is nothing on the planet today that compares to these guys
@lilorbielilorbie2496 Жыл бұрын
lairddoran5041 And IMO there never will be.
@rexgaub1229 Жыл бұрын
Never will be again.
@AdamFlintGuitar Жыл бұрын
Agreed, and nothing even comes close!
@TBM1880 Жыл бұрын
Amen forever on that, Rock Gods that no others will ever outrock
@epsilon6516 Жыл бұрын
There's a few that come close, but they wouldn't be where they are today without Van Halen
@jimmiller1510 Жыл бұрын
And THAT boys and girls, is how you open a genuine rock concert!
@christopherlemanski7430 Жыл бұрын
I think its an encore but who cares....
@matthewfbridges Жыл бұрын
i believe they opened with On Fire during the Fair Warning tour.
@adrianleftwich92386 ай бұрын
I first saw this video on Don Kirschners Rock Concert(I believe that was the name of the show) as a teen back in the 80’s, gave me the chills…40 years later still does. Van Halen kicked ass.
@tbd-14 ай бұрын
Yeah, finale but they did open with Unchained on the VH3 tour.
@GregPirker2 жыл бұрын
Still get goosebumps when that opening riff starts. One of the most iconic in modern rock history.
@breakingdownwallswalkingth52732 жыл бұрын
Legendary
@broncobob36 Жыл бұрын
Like Godzilla about to destroy a city 🦖
@robertgran5535 Жыл бұрын
COULDN'T SAY IT ANY BETTER
@chriskerr4950 Жыл бұрын
Same goes bumps flew up off the chair started w the air guitar
@elwyndude Жыл бұрын
And "Everybody Up!!!" just kicks it up a notch, Love it
@surfrby88763 жыл бұрын
At this point in their career Van Halen were the greatest, and nobody could touch them,RIP EVH
@toddvanwinkle77773 жыл бұрын
I'm crying watching this ...LOVE YOU EDWARD!! A piece of our childhood is gone...🎸🎸
@elmetzicano17203 жыл бұрын
Say it again.
@charlesnwarren3 жыл бұрын
And you were the dickweed skater who didn't know shit about Rock.
@Tessmage_Tessera3 жыл бұрын
@@charlesnwarren
@charlesnwarren3 жыл бұрын
@@Tessmage_Tessera Teen twit.
@JohnQPublic3453 ай бұрын
The youngins just wont be able to comprehend the sheer excitement when this came out. It was fresh as hell
@0110220330110220334 ай бұрын
We are so lucky to have had them in our generation.
@chipclatto88313 ай бұрын
you are so correct!!
@AngelofAnguish2 ай бұрын
AMEN or LIKEWISE!
@bigroy38Ай бұрын
Until 1984.
@MJLU28022 күн бұрын
They need to release this entire show so good.
@bradcsuka50543 жыл бұрын
Michael Anthony's harmonies were always criminally underrated.
@anthony954013 жыл бұрын
Agreed. They are just as much a signature VH sound as Roth’s vocals and Eddies guitar.
@aarondavis43413 жыл бұрын
I used to to talk a lot of shit on Micheal Anthony, especially after hear he's rated as the worst bass player in rock history,now I don't think so HES WHAT A BASS PLAYER IS SUPPOSED TO BE,he keeps it simple and plays to the song,that's a good bass player right there
@ericlizotte11233 жыл бұрын
Always thought he was good, a decent vocalist, good bass player in my opinion and not a bad showman either. Who cares if Eddie had to supposedly show him parts every once in a while if that really was true
@jeffbellucci3 жыл бұрын
absolutely true
@poelynn75383 жыл бұрын
He was always underrated
@billf82172 жыл бұрын
Michael Anthony in general is heavily underrated. Bass playing, power, singing, all of it.
@yearginclarke2 жыл бұрын
Highly underrated. Nice solid bass, and fit his role in the band as good as a guy could.
@posthawk1393 Жыл бұрын
And a super good guy!
@tonyyacullo Жыл бұрын
TRUE
@WhizMitchell Жыл бұрын
He was/is a fantastic bass player and harmony singer
@mwright80 Жыл бұрын
Spot on! People usually misuse the word "underrated". But Michael Anthony is underrated, underappreciated, overlooked... ALL of it!
@ÑEZ068811 ай бұрын
They were Gods in 1981. This is peak Van Halen.
@lionessheart2652Ай бұрын
My born year.
@MM-uv6ss10 ай бұрын
I was at this concert..was 20 and not a care in the world..still remember the raw power of that night!!!
@joeyheckler48452 күн бұрын
then you woke up. LOL. dope
@dannielamyx6669 жыл бұрын
At 1:06 into song, that's me in the lower right, behind girl with black hair. Arm in the air....just graduated from high school that morning.
@philipstlmo8 жыл бұрын
+Danniel Amyx awesome, what a way to start your summer.
@vanessaherber77996 жыл бұрын
Danniel Amyx OMG the girl at about 2:28 if you could of nailed that
@marcusvan6 жыл бұрын
Man!! That's a BA high school graduation!! All chicks in audience what more could you ask for? VH & chicks!!!!
@redbug34856 жыл бұрын
Graduation gift musta been a Van Halen ticket! Forever Unchained! Lol.
@davestevens73866 жыл бұрын
You and me both. Acalanes 81'.
@baxtronx59723 жыл бұрын
Michael Anthony, consistently the most shirted member of Van Halen.
@lemurdream3 жыл бұрын
Haha!
@FLSandye3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the very same thing to myself. The most dressed member lol
@jamesgray70643 жыл бұрын
hahaha....a very astute observation. He's probably trying to all the girls calm. They ALL lust for Michael.
@ICTS223 жыл бұрын
Dude was a beast that's why he had to keep his shirt on
@Youman714633 жыл бұрын
he was a little abdominally challenged so...
@emma_em_1111 ай бұрын
That SPLIT JUMP at the start! WOW! 😮
@terrycarthy44333 ай бұрын
Saw David Lee Roth in Melbourne, Australia...October 1988 ; had Steve Vai with him, just a huge show. Dave had the tarzan rope going on, boxing ring came from out of the floor. He's a great athlete, a joy to watch the Diamond one himself ! He's a freak, he's a frontman in the mould of - maybe- Roger Daltrey, Plant and Mick (tbe latter requiring no last name). Dominant.
@chrisgrow2 жыл бұрын
man this is VAN HALEN at their RAW SAVAGE peak
@aussieboy779 жыл бұрын
This is how VH should be remembered: full of energy, enthusiasm, Michael Anthony on bass and Dave had his voice. They were the best when they were in their prime.
@RSTI1917 жыл бұрын
No, actually they were better than that.
@rojopo19717 жыл бұрын
aussieboy77 ......couldnt have said it better, i may sound like an old man, but where have all the good times gone??
@beau88967 жыл бұрын
aussieboy77 amen
@johangoossens10356 жыл бұрын
yuor forgetting the mindblowing drums ,much off the time he's the backbone
@darrenc33576 жыл бұрын
Alex is very underrated. Thanks for his props
@davewhiting97309 жыл бұрын
This is how I like to remember David Lee Roth.
@yearginclarke5 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, he was at his best around this general time frame in the 80's
@katsquirrel39555 жыл бұрын
Great time for music
@leethomas2555 жыл бұрын
absolutley agree with you dave, with his hick hicks and energy DLR was the man
@theufoexperience38595 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this tour the whole band was firing on all cylinders. Dave actually was professional enough at this point to remember the lyrics. Saw them on Diver Down and he was aweful. And on the 1984 Tour, he redeemed himself. But, they were never this good again. They played the entire Fair Warning album, plus about 12 other songs including Fire, Everybody Wants Some, and Running with the Devil.
@gopro88125 жыл бұрын
lol he's not dead
@Plathismo11 ай бұрын
I'd kill for a time machine to see these guys live in their prime. I was only nine when this concert was recorded.
@ts-7865Ай бұрын
I wasn’t even born😂😂
@Kretikos2 ай бұрын
This is a reminder that Van Halen was one of the greatest bands of all time, not just one of the greatest guitarists of all time in a band.
@BigTrouble3243 жыл бұрын
Alex Van Halen deserves some credit too. His drumming just hits you like a freighttrain! He is truly one of rhe greatest rock drummers.
@MrJos19753 жыл бұрын
Like a freight train👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqLVhJl5YtCYoJo
@leaningforward3 жыл бұрын
The sound he got out of his snare was unique and only his.
@shannonnunya29733 жыл бұрын
Hot for teacher is Epic
@harvester33553 жыл бұрын
Never heard that snare from any drummer before, him and the bass are the backbones of this masterpiece
@sethseiden57363 жыл бұрын
Killer snare drum sound!
@maxxxmodelz40613 жыл бұрын
RIP EDDIE! I just heard the news. Sad day for rock history. EVH was the most influential guitar player of the 80's, and literally changed the way an entire industry played the instrument for a whole decade and beyond. Rest in peace. May you shred it up there with Jimi and all the other greats.
@briandelmore71883 жыл бұрын
True to that, was just listening to D.O.A. last night, forgot what album it was on , called one of my buddies to re-fresh my brain. Brought back good memories from the hazy day's of being in school in the 80's. him and the Dime two of my all time favorites.
@zane177603 жыл бұрын
Hopefully him and randy rhoads have gotten to talk
@johnnyrod92623 жыл бұрын
May God rest Eddie's soul
@Razer55423 жыл бұрын
I still can't believe that he's actually gone..
@valerietomsic84543 жыл бұрын
GONE too soon! may he rest in peace!
@markjones79032 жыл бұрын
I saw them 6 times, 80-84. I now watch these vids, not sure if I want to cheer, or cry. days are long gone. be glad we were born when we were.. I was 16 when the 1st album came out. its 2022, still deaf
@sinjinadams2862 Жыл бұрын
@mark jones Hey Mark, I was 17. F*ck we're old! I still remember hearing Running With The Devil on the radio, not knowing who the band was or what the name of the song was and running down to the local record store frantically trying to explain to the sales person what I had heard. Fortunately one of the sales people understood me and I very happily walked out with the Van Halen album. Those were the days!
@markjones7903 Жыл бұрын
@@sinjinadams2862 I bought their very first album but it was on a cassette and played it in a Sanyo single speaker boom box kind of thing. Over and over again, we had an ice storm in Portland zero power the entire family stuck in the living room for about four days huddled around the fireplace, my parents just about blew their brains out because of my constant flow of Van Halen. Finally the tape snapped. I was absolutely mesmerized and completely blown away by them.! People in my high school had vanity plates that had Van Halen put on them in one form or another. that Van Halen invasion absolutely swept through every fiber of my youth and to the best of my knowledge hasn’t stopped and I’m 58 years old now, I think. yes we are old but as I said before, absolutely the luckiest humans on earth to be the age we were at the time we were. 🤘🤘
@sinjinadams2862 Жыл бұрын
@mark jones It was definitely a great time to be young. We still had all the great music from the late 50's and 60's. Then we had all the great music from the 80's and early 90's to look forward to. Fantastic time to be alive and young! It's no big deal but I think you may have been a little younger then you think you were. The Van Halen album came out on February 10, 1978. I was 17 and I'm 62 now. If you're 58 you couldn't have been 16. More like 12 or 13. Again, no big deal.
@michaelreilly64475 ай бұрын
I had V1n2on 8track. Fuk me. Dinosaur
@alexbuhmann3 ай бұрын
I was just thinking about how I wish I was in my late teens when these guys came out……
@thebudge333 Жыл бұрын
I love the flub in the beginning. That’s live music baby.
@daytonaeagle3 жыл бұрын
And that.. ladies and gentlemen is how it’s done
@gallegosvhf703 жыл бұрын
💯🔝
@dyanvandino54163 жыл бұрын
Look how gorgeous they were doin it!!! I Didn't mind that they didn't wear shirts!!! Yum!!!
@boruff683 жыл бұрын
All smiling and having the FUCKING times of their lives !!!!
@clickhereforshowittoothers21843 жыл бұрын
What. I'm embarrassed for them and the KISS band. Spandex gay suits. Wake up and smell the coffee before you end up in the Satanic billionaires' new world order dictatorship. It's no joke. They promoted sleaze to lead you away from Jesus, which will put you under dictatorship just like happens to all atheist nations that aren't helped by Christianized nations.
@theblueangel19733 жыл бұрын
@@clickhereforshowittoothers2184 wow! Is that how it’s done? I’m a Born Again Christian, washed in the blood of Christ Jesus as my savior.... HOW DARE YOU come on the internet and think that you can share MY savior that way! This is a music video by Van Halen and people clicked on the video cuz they wanted to watch VAN HALEN, not hear you demoralize them with your uppity fake righteousness!!!!! Get in your Bible and shut up!
@conniewatt47043 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Eddie Van Halen. We had the best music 70s 80s 😪
@jorgeruben32963 жыл бұрын
It's sad
@eddiem59973 жыл бұрын
Where have all the good times gone🔥
@froglobster3 жыл бұрын
For sure- I saw VH this tour they rocked the Coliseum! I clicked you have Blackfoot awesome!
@mlee61363 жыл бұрын
Hallelujah and amen you are spot on!
@joelsero3 жыл бұрын
INDEED!
@derekpassante1828 Жыл бұрын
That night they knew Van Halen was the greatest rock band that ever walked the land. That must be a very insane feeling. Probably only a few people in the history of time that were luck enough to enjoy such a feeling.
@Nickk819 ай бұрын
Truly
@joerectifier9 ай бұрын
If for some reason you feel EVH was not the greatest electric rock guitarist of all time, you are fooling yourself. It’s not about speed or flash - it was inventive, new, original and, yes, impressive. He was also an incredible rhythmic player with interesting chords and progressions and excellent melody. His blend of of rhythm and lead was something EVERYONE aspired to - he changed how guitar sounded and was played.
@thedevilinthecircuit14144 жыл бұрын
When I listen to Van Halen, so do all the people that live across the street.
@mjenningssmith4 жыл бұрын
That’s funny. When I listen to Van Halen so do the people who live next to me, above me and below me.
@orbitaljellyfish8084 жыл бұрын
Haha when I was 7 a neighbor on same side of the street 3 houses down would blast VH so loud it echoed off a hill and, I didn’t know about echo at that age, so to me it sounded like the music was coming out of the earth
@wowcool30784 жыл бұрын
Y’all guys live on Mean Street?
@musicityisreality25654 жыл бұрын
@@wowcool3078 haha nice one. fucking word.
@andyroid50284 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Now that I'm older... turn that shit down. Just kidding.
@Lydok8 жыл бұрын
Man, what a band they were in their prime. They weren't called The Mighty Van Halen for nothing.
@Lydok8 жыл бұрын
+atomicfriendo I love the little guy
@MegaVince098 жыл бұрын
+gumbeet, everybody is at their prime when they are 21 ...
@GashdakSaghzaar8 жыл бұрын
+Vicente Coco Ladies are. Men peak later in life, late 20's or sometime in 30's.
@RSTI1918 жыл бұрын
I saw this tour. Stood first row right in front of Ed. In a word- Deadly
@johnsrous16167 жыл бұрын
Got that right
@dallasstevens7324 Жыл бұрын
42yrs ago today, 6/12/2023. Thanks for all the great music.
@ShadowNinja05 Жыл бұрын
I wish I could have seen Van Halen in their prime. I was always told I was born in the wrong decade. By age, I'm a child of 2000's but, At heart, I'm a child of 70's on
@bkh05255 ай бұрын
That’s top of the pyramid music right there. Nothing nowadays comes close to that.
@grayboo2128 жыл бұрын
I think Alex went to the drum store and said "I'll take that aisle".
@richevans6098 жыл бұрын
That made me crack up!!!,lol
@cherobinson63718 жыл бұрын
+grayboo212 Sounds like it too!!!
@pdshiff8 жыл бұрын
+grayboo212 I'll have the "Neil Peart Special" please.
@jerryhello8 жыл бұрын
+grayboo212 I've seen that kit up close. It's totally trashed now!
@MerkinMuffly7 жыл бұрын
I hope it wasn't the same store Neil Peart shopped at ...
@bencpower8 ай бұрын
It can not be overstated how MASSIVE VH was back then!
@gcrauwels941 Жыл бұрын
Ed made sounds with his guitar that still grabs my guts and twists them like a bread tie. Long Live Edward Van Halen.
@SunnyHippies3 жыл бұрын
This clip has it all, the jumping, the energy, the girls, Dave’s crotch, killer stage, fire and Eddie Van Halen smoking guitar. Rest In Peace Eddie
@divineinsider00683 жыл бұрын
They were all born entertainers and musicians. Eddie was the strongest riff writer in my opinion, at the very least in my top 3 riff writers of all time.
@doodad773 жыл бұрын
Banging gong, burning drums
@MrTurboHoss3 жыл бұрын
Dave’s crotch 😂
@bflo10003 жыл бұрын
@@MrTurboHoss Almost didn't thumbs up the comment because of that point, LOL.
@mikeneeley77932 жыл бұрын
Dave's package made the show!
@engineerzac3 жыл бұрын
40 years later and still blows away everything else. Van Halen set the reference standard for decades to come. RIP EVH! Forever in our memories and our hearts.
@orange_cat2 жыл бұрын
Yep, there's nobody who can get anywhere close to this performance today. They'll all be wearing sheep masks.
@christophzoller6496 Жыл бұрын
Just Mega😎
@sinjinadams2862 Жыл бұрын
It just blows my mind that this was over 40 years ago! F*ck I'm old!
@lindamiller935711 ай бұрын
Sure do miss you Eddie❤
@SuperJoe12911 ай бұрын
Amen
@jonjeremy4778 Жыл бұрын
Seeing Van Halen in 81 wasn't a date night it was a right of passage
@WhizMitchell Жыл бұрын
Just think, some of the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time were performing around this time period and were still in top form: the Rolling Stones, queen, Judas Priest, Rush, the Clash, The Who, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, kiss…and Van Halen. I’m sure there were more. What an amazing time this was! There will never be an era like this ever again.
@richevans6098 ай бұрын
They all definitely had to bring it because of the competition. Great Times!!!!
@stevenspenneberg74073 жыл бұрын
This is the best version of Unchained, live.
@sassyfrass42953 жыл бұрын
indeed !
@sisis_eyes_wide_open3 жыл бұрын
Yessss!!
@le_th_3 жыл бұрын
That's probably why it's their "official" music video that played on Mtv, back in the day when Mtv actually played music videos (before "reality" TV).
@matthewball21222 жыл бұрын
☆☆ Unparalleled ☆☆ ☆ Rock Point - M2.H.B. 2021 ☆
@thismothafuckasaid73042 жыл бұрын
That's why it was their video on MTV, back in day
@bgandjsco14 жыл бұрын
David Lee Roth said. " We brought joy and jubilation to millions of people and if you got anywhere near us it changed your life" No truer words have ever been spoken. VH 1981 will never be topped.
@telefunkenyou473 жыл бұрын
jb - I wasn't a big fan because we had three guys that dressed like DLR at Ridgemont. But I was so much better looking than them.
@chrispaneesh54753 жыл бұрын
Dave was so right! I was in 8th grade when Fair Warning came out. Whenever i think of VH, it is this era i think of first! They were Kings back then!
@garlictoast693 жыл бұрын
It changed my life and it still does that music lives forever!
@bgandjsco13 жыл бұрын
@Kevin Prima I saw them in 1981 at MSG and when the show was over you felt like you could fly. There was no anger ,violence or destruction of property, just amazing good vibes. Like Meditation at 110 decibels. Eddies gone what a loss
@johnnybasco58603 жыл бұрын
Fuckin awesome
@gigitonsvajv2 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite Van Halen song. The video is epic despite being terrible quality. That’s what we had to work with “back in the day.” This is real talent. It’s a shame today’s generation will never get to witness something like this in person. Pure awesomeness. RIP EVH.
@yearginclarke2 жыл бұрын
Really sucks that there's nothing like this anymore. Absolutely nothing new that I'm aware of compares to this caliber of music.
@everydaycliche1529 Жыл бұрын
You guys need to just look
@yearginclarke Жыл бұрын
@@everydaycliche1529 I've heard that BS for years, and no I don't agree with that at all. I don't have spare time to dig through tons and TONS of subpar bands only to hear nothing redeeming.
@everydaycliche1529 Жыл бұрын
thats the spirit🙃
@yearginclarke Жыл бұрын
@@everydaycliche1529 Put it this way. I currently leave the house for work at 3:45 am and get back around 5:30 to 6:00 pm. I work in remote areas with no cell service. So in other words, I don't have time to be looking for new music, I just go explore classic bands and albums I haven't heard yet, with alot of help from YT recommendations, and that's about it really.
@DrKennyWang4 ай бұрын
As a guitar player, I have an absolutely unlimited love for vintage EVH music
@schuey9992 жыл бұрын
Possibly the most EPIC 5 minutes on KZbin.
@kmart676 жыл бұрын
Michael Anthony's back up vocals (and damn, bass playing too) was so important to VH's sound..
@elrodclyde30034 жыл бұрын
It is not Van Halen without Michael Anthony.
@70GTODAN4 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Martin absolutely the “sound” of Van Halen was Michael Anthony’s high background vocals!!!!
@CaptainKrud4 жыл бұрын
Hell yea the harmony. I'm trying to sing like him while play like eddie
@alienresearchlab4 жыл бұрын
He was under appreciated. But all VH fans love him!
@evanoneill6194 жыл бұрын
@Robin Taylor right? Only one person could've ever come to that conclusion. If it weren't for Kenneth and his pesky dog no one would've ever figured it out!
@cory3518 Жыл бұрын
Zeppelin ruled the 70s and The Mighty Van Halen ruled the 80s and 90s. Unchained may be the greatest show opener in rock history. Gave me chills when they opened with Unchained first time seeing them as junior in high school on the 1984 tour.
@freddiesoverbite6162 Жыл бұрын
Unchained is freakin awesome but on the WACF tour when they would open with Romeo delight was mind blowing.
@jasonhepler9648 Жыл бұрын
Van Hagar is gay lol in other words no 90s Van Halen
@CanuckQuest10 ай бұрын
I think this was the last song, perhaps 2nd or third encore...so they put on this performance after 2 hours of playing already!!!
@Abruzzo3335 ай бұрын
Love some Van Halen songs but they're no Zeppelin. 90's Van Halen was pretty much pure pop. Zep has a DEEP catalog.
@BiffMalibu Жыл бұрын
Ladies and Gentlemen, I GIVE YOU THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN!
@McCready123 жыл бұрын
One of the heaviest riffs ever. RIP EVH.
@derekatkinson46742 жыл бұрын
I think Dead or Alive is one of their heaviest rifted songs
@geoffroubik52733 жыл бұрын
Remembering EVH and the speakers in my car that he blew out on this awful day. The boy DID rock now
@alondathomas2933 жыл бұрын
One of their best songs ever---it didn't get as much airplay as their other songs, but it's still great anyway.
@lindacanapp47353 жыл бұрын
Today I am going to blast this in my car on my way to work!!
@jasonmatteson99093 жыл бұрын
He still does😃
@christlopherbrandimarte45203 жыл бұрын
I think I may have blown a pair or two myself
@jose.luis.ayala.2 жыл бұрын
There's NO EFFFFIN' WAY ANYONE can even try to tell me Van Hagar was even close to this MAMMOTH version.
@humanactivated1017Ай бұрын
It was actually really close only difference was the singer
@loudmouth33892 жыл бұрын
When I listen to VH, so does the neighborhood.
@joeydelrio Жыл бұрын
50 years from now people will still look back on these guys as the best. i think they were the most cutting edge band ever. they were rock but they were different, had that west coast powerful sound. and they always looked like they were having so much fun. i can still remember the 1984 cassette tape in everyones car. such great times.
@fredwerza3478 Жыл бұрын
VH literally changed the musical landscape for hard rock --- supposedly innovative bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin couldn't compete and disappeared
@user-st5es4ll4c Жыл бұрын
Agree, I was in hs when their debut album came out. Went to so many VH concerts!
@seanhamilton6931 Жыл бұрын
@@fredwerza3478 What a lot of people don't realize is that VH saved rock and roll. 1978 and disco was on the rise. VH came in the picture and people were stunned and shocked at what they were hearing. A lot of artists at that time had admitted that they were in trouble because of Ed's playing.
@lilorbielilorbie2496 Жыл бұрын
@@fredwerza3478 IMO zep and sabbath Suck a$$$.
@maryhartman9253 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm pretty close... 43 years!! 💯👍❤️❤️❤️❤️🤣
@coryhillman65363 жыл бұрын
Damn, this is how live music should be. Incredible performance.
@waynegilbert2468 Жыл бұрын
Oh yes
@waynegilbert2468 Жыл бұрын
Oh yes
@tonyyacullo Жыл бұрын
back in the day my father was in his 50's and i was watching a live concert on VHS - - my father was into rock and roll and took me to see bob dylan and a lot of great bands - - - i asked him what he thought of eddie van halen - - - - he said that he never heard of anyone play the guitar like that before - - - i asked what he meant and he said that EVH was brilliant enough to make his guitar sound like any damn instrument he wants it to sound like - - - we were listening to cathedral when he said that - - -
@fredwerza3478 Жыл бұрын
@@tonyyacullo call me crazy but it sounds like you had a cool ass Dad
@RowdyYates007YNWA16 күн бұрын
Arguably the best American band ever
@Adept179 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest single song performances in rock history.
@Jamie-hh5bj2 жыл бұрын
Omg 41 yrs ago. I'm so old! So many memories lol
@gigitonsvajv2 жыл бұрын
Same. Love the nostalgia. ❤️ RIP EVH❤️
@scaredycatparanormal34315 ай бұрын
Ladies and Gentleman….. Welcome to the 80’s.. the last decade of the greatest music ever 🤟🏻
@AngelofAnguish2 ай бұрын
AMEN or LIKEWISE! In my opinion, the 80s WERE, STILL ARE, and ALWAYS WILL BE, "THE PINNACLE OF CIVILIZATION!"
@JoeZaccaris2 ай бұрын
It was the last decade where people could express themselves in the most wild and crazy way and were celebrated for it
@PerfectCircle912 ай бұрын
I'm sorry but that is objectively wrong. I agree that there were many great bands that influenced many more, BUT the 90's with the rise of alt-rock or what many refer to as "grunge" was the death knell of over produced cheesy hair metal and dudes who cared more about their makeup than memorable talent. Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Tool, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Crowes, Pantera, Down and SO many other bands that redefined popular music with INCREDIBLE talent and the best vocalists/lyricism in popular music then there had been in a long time and hasn't happened since.
@JoeZaccaris2 ай бұрын
@@PerfectCircle91 sorry but grunge was a very short-lived fad and it disappeared by 1995 --- hair metal was around for a whole decade and sold a lot more albums and concert tickets, and still produces big concert draws 30 years later
@davidbooher55596 күн бұрын
I’m a follower of Jesus…. and I thank Him every day for blessing us for such gifts!!! 🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🥁🎼🎧
@aaronmichaels83472 жыл бұрын
Still goosebumps after 10,000 viewings and 41 years
@Jannanniez38 жыл бұрын
The good ole' days when you got hours of great tunes and tickets weren't more than $20.00. Those days are looong gone!
@Thanatos90298 жыл бұрын
Now you pay hundreds of dollars to see a guy stand behind a turntable with a macbook.
@Jannanniez38 жыл бұрын
***** Not Me! Never!!
@Audfile8 жыл бұрын
+KuroAkasha hah. some of that stuff is really good though. you should check out Bassnector.
@j_freed7 жыл бұрын
Well you all stopped paying for music and look what happened.
@Audfile7 жыл бұрын
jonas brave exactly, kids today are "where's all the free stuff."
@stephendorsey55942 жыл бұрын
We need more of this in the world right now. 🤟😲🤟
@mikesmile23932 жыл бұрын
The new rap crap sux
@rebecca755882 жыл бұрын
Ya there's alot of millennial garbage but we've got wolf to carry on the guitar 🎸 legacy not doing VH but of course originals
@michaelcraig94492 жыл бұрын
There is tons of good and great new bands.. Not quite this epic but still real good.. Check out Davy Knowles, Ally Venable and Danielle Nicole for starters.
@michaelcraig94492 жыл бұрын
@@mikesmile2393 Rap is very old since about 1978 and it sucks ever since then.
@michaelcraig94492 жыл бұрын
@@rebecca75588 Lots of good new bands, they just dont get promoted or played by corporate clueless media and radio..It is all DIY now.. Support the good and great new rockin' bands!
@DirtySouthConnection8036 ай бұрын
This is my favorite live performance by any band, bar none, of all time!👍RIP King☝️!
@oldmanandthesea33842 ай бұрын
I was there. Two months later I was off to boot camp. Hell of a send off. Apex rockers!!!!!!
@ianmeadows63514 жыл бұрын
Michael Anthony is a beast. Great player, great singer, great stage presence. He added so much.
@BuckNasty94754 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more! Way back in the day, some critic called Mike a "Mack Truck on bass" trying to be insulting. Hell, I think it's a compliment.
@arthurbishop31734 жыл бұрын
Eddie should be slapped for saying that Mike wasn't that important to the band. He (EVH) was more lucid when he was under the influence...what a db he turned out to be.
@KeenanNeighbors3 жыл бұрын
Now wait a min guys Wolfie added so much more to VH ....about 80 pounds..
@nutzhouse11763 жыл бұрын
Ian Meadows easy bud.. Eddie had to show mike how to play every note needed to complete a song. Go find the interview where Ed spilled it all on Anthony. Non the less, mike had the backup vocals they would need. Eddie wrote all the bass lines on everything the group played.
@arthurbishop31733 жыл бұрын
@@nutzhouse1176 And you believed that?? Once sober, we finally came to see how out of touch EVH really was. That was bullshit. Mike knows his shit.
@Marco1973est Жыл бұрын
The energy from that performance 🎭 can be felt 4 decades later and thru any medium.....wow !!!
@brucel.75262 жыл бұрын
This song hits so hard live. So ahead of their time.
@johngill28532 жыл бұрын
They actually ruled during their time. We wrote VH all over our school books and even my grandmother loved Roth
@riverraisin1Ай бұрын
You mean ahead of their time because they played the same music that's played today? 😣😖
@michaeluilenberg19993 жыл бұрын
This songs 40 years old today and still rocks .
@mmatcham3 жыл бұрын
It just doesn’t, and never will, get much better than this. RIP EDDIE VH
@leoderosia92793 жыл бұрын
I think unchained is one of eddies absolute best riffs
@jadedchick.4352 Жыл бұрын
I saw Van Halen in the 80’s. Still can’t get enough. ❤
@michaelbanuelos4430 Жыл бұрын
Full of sass and enormous energy and almost all of the band is shirtless. That was such a powerful and electrified band from start to finish. No one equaled the sheer energy, fun and testosterone filled stage presence like Van Halen. Wild and crazy rock n roll at its apex!
@erictoniaschwab10094 жыл бұрын
I’m going to out on a limb here and say this may be the best live performance recorded. VH ruled the world right here.
@HONORYOUROATH3 жыл бұрын
I love how DLR laughs after Alex lights the gong on fire and is done pounding on it. It’s as if DLR was momentarily one of the fans in the audience stunned by how bad ass that moment was.
@jamespgray69283 жыл бұрын
well, he did know it was coming : ) I love DLR, master showman.
@larrydosier94813 жыл бұрын
David L R & Eddie V H - oil &,water Yin yang if you will. Best of that era ,!!
@ryans90293 жыл бұрын
It's a very well planned part of the show.. With gas lines run and practiced 100 times.
@briancunningham90373 жыл бұрын
@@ryans9029 im sure he knows this, thats why he said "its as if DLR was momentarily..."
@kristinnichola34273 жыл бұрын
@@jamespgray6928 0
@tb48bt7 ай бұрын
That intro riff... Perfection.
@jjrj8568 Жыл бұрын
Golden Age of American Live Shows: great bands, badass audiences
@bigpaulie8064 жыл бұрын
Seeing Van Halen in 81 must've been nothing less than nuts!
@czgator90003 жыл бұрын
Saw them in Orlando in 81 when they opened for the Rolling Stones. Killer concert!
@froglobster3 жыл бұрын
Big Paulie 81 Fair Warning Tour at Vancouver Coliseum the audience was in a wild frenzy for the whole concert - great performance!
@Cyn509833 жыл бұрын
It was. My first concert 1981
@hecubot3 жыл бұрын
Saw them in '79 opening for Black Sabbath. Blew Sab off the stage.
@nubicep653 жыл бұрын
I was at 2 of the 3 nights they played in Oakland. In 1981. I’m somewhere in this video.
@Twotontessie7 жыл бұрын
"Everybody up!" The shriek and launching splits off the drum riser. 00:34. That's rock and roll in 1981 kids. You'll never see the likes of it again. . .
@buzzcrushtrendkill4 жыл бұрын
Funny thing was, everybody was already up :-D
@jamieplaysted2554 жыл бұрын
Hopefully we will!
@ms.lisamurphy26910 ай бұрын
No stage hype or gimmicks - just 4 badasses. And DLR kills it! Perfect !
@guitarttimman6 ай бұрын
I was 20. Miss this music ❤
@athousandtinycobras43493 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Eddie. I was only nine in 1981, but this performance changed my life. I begged my parents for a guitar for MONTHS and was lucky enough to receive one, and I've been playing ever since. Thank you, Eddie, for bringing the gift of music into my life, and the lives of millions of kids like me all over the world.
@athousandtinycobras43493 жыл бұрын
@NTNCLVR - So lucky. I never saw them live. Guess I could have in their later days, but, for me, nothing compared to the original lineup.
@covidflinstone37103 жыл бұрын
IDNK that Edwin Wolf Peter Van Halen had passed. What was the cause, bro?
@MrSpeed-lt8gr3 жыл бұрын
Could not have said it better. There’s an EVH Wolfgang right next to me on a guitar stand. Edward has fueled my passion for the guitar for 36 years ever since I saw the video for Jump.
@anthonyschultz68013 жыл бұрын
I HAVE THE EXACT SAME STORY!!! IM STILL PLAYING TO THIS DAY!!! HE WAS TRULY INSPIRING!!!!
@JS-ju6cv3 жыл бұрын
I’m one! Im 54 yo.
@mikeseaquest92467 жыл бұрын
no matter how many times i watch this... goosebumps.
@satchbooggy7 жыл бұрын
I couldn't imagine the electric in that crowd in there.
@chingdowkenpo7 жыл бұрын
I can i was there
@steveb60086 жыл бұрын
Whenever I need to re-energize I crank up this live version.... and all is good
@shaunclifton52816 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍
@shaunclifton52816 жыл бұрын
+Hellcrasher Porter I soooo Envy you !
@pegboy77 Жыл бұрын
my 1st concert VH 1984 St. Paul Civic Center....I was 15, super excited. Lights went down and a spotlight hit the stage and the opening riff for "Unchained" started... it was so magical, time stood still, powerful. I remember it like it was yesterday. Everyone did a solo...i came home w shirt, program. Our friend's mom drove us there and back in huge Station Wagon. ahhhh the good ol days.
@MJLU2804 ай бұрын
That shit could power a small country 🤘
@lonebikeroftheapocalypse952712 күн бұрын
Nah, a big one with factories and shit.
@9496TULL7 жыл бұрын
My first concert. Diver Down Tour !!!! Kicked Ass. Will never forget it.
@OdyBeRidin7 жыл бұрын
Mine too, I still have the concert ticket stub, Was like $12 per ticket, lol
@9496TULL7 жыл бұрын
OdyBeRidin awesome
@j_freed7 жыл бұрын
Yeah concerts cost less then than a drink at a bar costs today, and the music then was the real stuff not fake shite.
@BigSkippy12637 жыл бұрын
9496Tull This was Fair Warning tour.
@rehoby3 жыл бұрын
VH was throwing 107 mph at this point. Untouchable. I was fortunate to see this lineup 3 times. Watching this video brings back amazing memories. RIP Eddie.
@local40752 жыл бұрын
Lucky wish I grew up in a different era like this one …
@MrLemmy20002 жыл бұрын
They put KISS to shame at this point and ACDC at this point were on a roll. 2 bands Gene took credit for putting under there wings even though none of them needed him
@The1emerican Жыл бұрын
What a time to be alive when they were performing live! Damn!
@rdgSWwot Жыл бұрын
I saw VH live 7 times 1982-1997. Mikey's backing vocals / harmonies were the glue.. out of this world! And that bass line... God Bless VH!
@rustleweighed-thrasher Жыл бұрын
He be CHUGGIN on that Bass ✌️twice as much as they chugged on Liquor 💪😎🚬💨 an that's sayin sumthin right there... Him and Eddie were some big smiling players 😁 and you know they are having a blast when you see laughing??? 😂 while playing ? like who does that ? Onleee Them 2 ✌️😎🚬💨
@jakefoxx79785 жыл бұрын
Eddie's little leaps and mannerisms will never get old
@ragzrocco88036 жыл бұрын
Please doc, build me a delorian so i can go back to this golden era
@kawythowy8674 жыл бұрын
Ragz Rocco no kidding.
@CaptainKrud4 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah and I'm a f^cking kid man it sucks for me
@dereka80414 жыл бұрын
Ragz, let me hitch a ride! Things in the 80s made so much more sense.
@tsd7314 жыл бұрын
You got it
@landymins34414 жыл бұрын
And let me stay!!!
@DRWFJ40 Жыл бұрын
I was 16 when I first saw them in 1978... I'm 60 now & still love VH... love that Wolf Is carrying the VH torch...
@Velvetnos Жыл бұрын
One or the best songs in hard rock live history captured
@jamesk.21959 жыл бұрын
My dad took me to see Van Halen when they were touring the FAIR WARNING album when I was 12! It was AWESOME!
@frmerrin28 жыл бұрын
+James K. Awesome dad!
@cherobinson63718 жыл бұрын
+James K. Lucky kid!!!
@evilkabab8 жыл бұрын
+James K. What a good times!
@MrPyroguru8 жыл бұрын
What was his guitar playing like live then? How was Michael's bass? People said the rhythm section then was like a thunderstorm!
@jamesk.21958 жыл бұрын
Michael Williams Eddie was on fire! His playing was sharp, and it had a vicious bite, almost mean sounding in a good way. And Mike and Alex combined were earthshaking. Alex was especially incredible and LOUD! My dad commented on Alex, saying he was the loudest drummer he'd ever heard.
@nelsonrogers67232 жыл бұрын
Saw this video and almost teared up, hard to believe Eddie is gone now RIP
@therockinguitarman10 ай бұрын
It sounds good today as it did back then 👍💯
@fredwerza3478 Жыл бұрын
Millenials and Zoomers will never realize how untouchable Van Halen was in the early 80's --- they were like all-powerful Gods
@WilliamT1964 Жыл бұрын
All they have to do is watch this video and they'll see.
@schecter503511 ай бұрын
@@WilliamT1964yep huge van halen fan here (16)
@Nerff5545 ай бұрын
Don’t remind us. Our gen brought fucking emo bands like My Chemical Romance and gen z is stuck with rap taking over everything.
@bigman99963 жыл бұрын
I’m a 50 year old. All the fans in the audience are in their 50’s and sixties! Holy shit!! Time slow down!!
@shocktrooper84433 жыл бұрын
Amen brother...Where have all the good times gone?
@chuckmannewrock47433 жыл бұрын
Yep we are, but we have the memories of some of the best music ever when it came fresh off the record press.
@Nerff5545 ай бұрын
You’re lucky af. I’m barely 30 and all we have is shitty trap music or nu metal. Rap has completely taken over abd rappers are the new 80s rockstars. Shit makes me suicidal daily cause music is the only thing keeping me going and I will never experience these good times.
@chrisubias71353 жыл бұрын
If you have ever been to a VH concert. You know the energy they put forth to the crowd. It was awesome
@ted56699 ай бұрын
That’s what I call rock n roll. Glad to say I saw them twice!
@DarkVelizar3 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Eddward Van Halen an absolute legend! No one left a mark on the guitar history like you did! Guitar World lost a God of a guitar player
@MurphyKargesBass4 жыл бұрын
Honestly if you watch the footage.. out of all the guys.. Michael Anthony might be consistently having the most fun onstage of all the VH members who always had fun onstage... Every time you see him he's just having the time of his life onstage. So rad.